Recently my P4 computer died ( motherboard friedup). It was a sign that i need a new computer. Anyways ive been looking at AMD Phenom II x2 550be and I heard its really good plus it can unlock 2 more cores to make it a quad. The price isnt tht bad either and i heard its good at overclockin. Anyways a friend of mine recommend to get intel core 2 quad such as q9550 but its pricey. i have everything set already just deciding which CPU to get
AMD CPU: 9/10 - a little on the expensive side, but quite fast.
AMD Mobo: 10/10 - best of the bunch for AMDs.
Intel CPU: 10/10 - An awesome CPU, but why go for a top of the range quad core with intel, but only a midrange dual core with AMD? AMDs make quad cores, and Intel make dual cores. if you need to save money you can still use intel, just get a core 2 duo instead.
Intel Mobo: 4/10 - not very good, get this instead, it's cheap but reliable: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380
It can potentially be a quad, but it only works with certain boards, and not all CPUs can do it. It's best not to assume you can do it.
What I meant was that AMD do actually make proper quad cores.
